President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy commented on the historic "Oscar" of Ukraine.

The winner was the documentary film "20 days in Mariupol" directed by Mstislav Chernov.

The head of state expressed his reaction in his Telegram. 

"More than two years ago, Russia brutally attacked Mariupol.

"20 Days in Mariupol" is a film that shows the truth about Russian terrorism.

Thanks to the team that worked on this film and won such an important Oscar award, which allows us to speak loudly about the Russian war against Ukraine.

Thank you to all the journalists in the world who understand the importance of covering the truth about our struggle and telling it," the president wrote. 

"We remember and will never forget every day of this war, every day of Mariupol, its defenders and defenders.

We remember everyone who fought for the city.

We remember and must release from Russian captivity all the defenders of Mariupol and Azovstal, who are still being held in inhumane conditions.

We remember that we must defeat Russian evil in order to restore normal life for all our people, for each of our cities," he added. 

Zelensky also thanked everyone who spreads the truth about this war, about the bravery of our people and about the pain of our people.

"Truth overcomes everything.

And I thank everyone in the world who has supported our country, our people since the first days of this war.

We must protect life together," the president summed up.

We will remind you that

the documentary film "20 days in Mariupol" by director and videographer Mstislav Chernov won in the category "Best full-length documentary".

This became known during the live broadcast of "Oscar 2024" on the night of March 11.